Kat' exochen

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Etymology

Ancient Greek, "par excellence", from κατά (cata) + ἐξοχήν (exochēn) "prominence, preeminence".

Alternative spellings

• κατ' ἐξοχήν
• kat exochen, kat'exochen, katexochen (nonstandard)

  Note: The apostrophe represents an original elided vowel, thus kat' for kata before a word starting with a vowel, which should be used whether English or Greek characters are used.

Adjective

kat' exochen (placed after the noun it modifies)

1. Preeminent

   That which the Buddha preached, the Dhamma kat' exochen was the order of the law of the universe [...]